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Risk Factors
Brain and Body Donations Help Unlock Understanding and Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
As the world’s population ages, the number of people living with various types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, increases. Therefore, it becomes even more important to develop better prevention strategies, diagnostic tools and treatments. ...
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Study Shares Impact of Alzheimers and Related Dementias in American Indian Alaska Native Populations
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society recently published the findings of a study from Indian Health Services (IHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alzheimer’s Association. This is the first study to use IHS ...
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Prevent or Delay Dementia by Addressing 14 Risk Factors
The 2024 update of the Lancet Commission on dementia provides new insights into the risk factors for the condition and provides hopeful evidence on how prevention can mitigate risk. The report, led by 27 world-leading dementia experts, details the ...
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The APOE Gene and Risk of Alzheimer’s
30 years ago, researchers published the first paper on the association between the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a recent paper published in Nature Medicine suggests that people with two copies of the APOE4 allele, also ...
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Researchers Identify a Promising Blood Test for Detecting Alzheimer’s Risk
Scientists are finding new ways to detect Alzheimer's disease earlier and more easily. One way they're exploring is through blood tests, which could make diagnosing and monitoring the disease simpler than current methods that involve complex brain ...
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Study Shows the Cognitive Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle Even for Those With the Presence of Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Common Pathologies in the ...
Can a Healthy Lifestyle Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Problems Despite the Presence of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Common Pathologies in the Brain? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alzheimer’s disease and related ...
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Changing Some Lifestyle Habits Could Prevent Young-Onset Dementia
For the first time, people younger than age 65 have hope to avoid or delay young-onset dementia (YOD) based on findings from a research study that identifies 15 risk factors associated with the debilitating disease. In an article published in ...
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Known to Be “Heart Smart,” Whole Grains May Also Lower the Risk of Alzheimer’s in Blacks
A recent study published by the American Academy of Neurology investigated the relationship between consumption of whole grains and cognitive decline in older adults. Study author, Xiaoran Liu, PhD, MsC, FAHA of Rush University in Chicago, IL, ...
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Too High or Too Low HDL (“Good”) Cholesterol Linked to Slightly Increased Dementia Risk
A study of nearly 185,000 people with an average age of 70 showed that having high or low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is tied to an increased risk of dementia. Commonly called “good cholesterol,” the study showed a modest ...
